Alchemy in Logic, some tips

Alchemy 2 - this one is quite beautiful:

Additive re-synthesis - multi-sampled bass flute swells in A meet multi-sampled trombone swells in B, element morphing via 2 Performance Controllers, timbre morphing in each source via 4 dedicated LFOs can be dialed in for each source independently, so can formant modulation, some FM synthesis applicable in F2, and more... - organic synthesizer sounds at their best - Alchemy 2 amazes me more and more, the deeper I dive into it.

Improvising in a first pass, adding snapshot morphing in a second pass - 100% Alchemy 2:

https://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/trombone-bassflute-dream-morph-resurrecti on-for-alchemy-2

The more I spectrally re-synthesize and morph in Alchemy 2, the more I am amazed about the sonic results which can be achieved.

Two finalized patches with spectrally re-synthesized, multi-sampled instruments (e-bowed acoustic guitar strings/flute repetitions) in a harmonic improvisation.

Short descriptions:

Acoustic Ebow Spectral - Spectrally re-synthesized e-bowed acoustic guitar with sizzling strings, 3 multi-sampled, zone-crossfading sounds in each source (A/B).

Spectral Flute Texture - Spectrally re-synthesized flute repetitions, 2 samples with different route notes in A/B, element morphing is performed by 2 LFOs, Perf. 2 adds tempo-synced formant modulation.

Improvised the chord progressions with the guitar patch in a first pass, added some flute in a second pass, then added snapshot morphing for each patch in 2 more passes.

Demo:

https://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/spectral-acoustic-ebow-and-flute-contempl ation-resurrection-for-alchemy-2

...and...

Video and audio demos for Stick Cello Synth - using re-synthesized multi-sampled stick cello accents, spectral re-synthesis in A, additive re-synthesis in source B, a very playable and versatile instrument sounding anything between a guitar, sitar, organ, synth pluck, woody percussion and whatnot. Morphing through the 8 snaps on the fly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aLTCDiLq50

https://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/stick-cello-synth-resurrection-for-alchem y-2

Here comes a 40+ min long video explaining, analyzing an playing all the waterbell patches from the library Resurrection for Alchemy 2. It's not a tutorial but I explain quite a few things in detail on the fly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ujtd7R7PC8

A video for the Alchemy 2-patch Morphing Witches. from Resurrection Morphing through the snapshots manually after recording the Midi notes beforehand.

Short patch description:

Spectrally re-synthesized vocal artists, a long sample divided into 4 segments in 4 sources with auto-element-morphing applied (root note: C3, sounds best below F3), separate controls for spectral and formant morphing (P1/2), morph-speed controls (P5/6).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh3vmcm-X3c

So after 2+ months with Alchemy 2, I'm happy to announce the released of my sample- and sound library Resurrection for ALchemy 2 / Logic Pro X.

Those of you interested in some fresh and exciting sounds for Alchemy 2, check it out here:

http://www.patchpool.de/alchemy_resurrection.html

The new spectral FX in the updated 10.2.1 Alchemy 2 is very interesting indeed.

Here is a quick test live on video with the new spectral FX Cloud/Shimmer using one of the patches from my library Resurrection (a spectrally re-synthesized singing bowl).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cH5iMoOl1E

This one also uses spectral FX -> Frequency Shifter/Metallize, applied to a tempo-synced crotales loop from Resurrection:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHT6d_9zfXk

My pleasure - they really deliver, the entire update is great, not only but especially the Alchemy stuff.

Testing the improved spectral re-synthesis in Alchemy/Logic 10.2.3 with some multi-sampled cello swells from one of my sample libraries live on video, it sounded good before and sounds better now, the advantages of spectrally re-synthesized multi-sampled instruments are numerous compared to sampled instruments, so much one can do with it in Alchemy 2 to substantially alter and mutate the sound - great stuff!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z57bFzth6yc